A New Platform

So, here I am. Blogging. I’ve always loved writing, and after years of going through journal after journal and letting my thoughts and feelings explode in the DMs of my closest friends at 2am, I decided I wanted a new platform to express myself and hopefully reach a broader audience.

Being my first post, I guess I’ll just share a little bit about myself and some of the things I plan to post and blab about on this blog.

My name is Antonia Marie Geraci. I’m the oldest of three in a stereotypical Italian household. My mom’s side of the family comes from Calabria and my dad’s come from Sicily and Naples. I’m a 200 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher; practicing, teaching, learning, and sharing yoga is one of my biggest passions. I’m an artist, and I attended Ohio University for Studio Art and Psychology; my goal is to get my Masters Degree in Art Therapy. I love all different types of art, but I primarily like to work in charcoal and draw the human body. My art tends to be on the darker, creepier side. I’ve always had a love for writing, and I actually went into college with the intention of being a Creative Writing major, but I switched over to Studio Art at my orientation.

After years of struggling with an eating disorder, I’m learning to deal with it while juggling life and everything it throws at me. A great deal of my posts will be sharing what life with an eating disorder is like, recovery and relapse. I’ve been given a number of diagnosis over the past eight years but I would say my eating disorder has really effected my life the most, and I want to use this blog as a platform to share and hopefully educate people on the outside.

My good friend Alex helped me create the title for this blog. I was really freaking out because I had no idea what to name this without sounding ridiculous or stupid. He googled the meaning behind my name; apparently the name Antonia means priceless. He told me to title the blog “Priceless”. I liked it a lot. My thoughts are priceless, I am priceless, you are priceless. This is where I can share stories of my recovery, my struggle, life, relationships, and everything in between.

Thank you for coming to check out my blog, and I look forward to seeing where I can go with this and any doors it may open for me or for my readers.